lamp

From the submitter:

It has a story. Power went out, my father starts building this with tape, a lamp and a little camping chair and makes this awesome light. Guess what? Power came back, EPIC FAIL.

More than ten, apparently.

Warning, turning on this light makes you slightly visible but extremely hungry.

~NSHA

It's a quality lamp, purex and simple.

Boutique lamp makers Typewriter Boneyard recently released the Book Lamp, a hardcover book with a built-in switch and bulb. But here's the thing: it costs $140. I have a feeling you wonderful fixers can put together a book lamp that looks just as good for a fraction of the price. Think you got what it takes?

And seeing how this it There, I Fixed It, points will also be given to most kludged-together design. LET'S DO THIS

Not sure a kettle cord meets European Union health and safety standards, but who am I, right?

No. Is horizontal lamp. Next question.

(For whatever reason I could only picture this as an exchange between Homer and the Khlav Kalash guy. Don't ask.)

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Here we see a nice little floor lamp made from old bicycle parts. Be sure to lock it up or someone might steal it!

Check out more theft-worthy WINs here!

And it was cheap.